Illustration of 17th century house in Haarlem

Every day on my bike route to the train station I pass by this charming 17th-century house, and I really looked forward to recreating it. Yes, it is actually this ornate in real life. While these white accent stones are quite common in Dutch architecture from that era this particular building has a lot of them, even by the standards of that time. But that is one of the things that makes this building so cheerful.

You can find a bigger version where the details are visible on Behance.

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